“That will be $8 for the pattern and $1,000 for the story behind it,” said the proprietor. “Thanks, but I’ll pass on the story.” After he left the store with the pattern, 1000’s of mice started following him. So, he decided to walk out into the local lake, and all the mice drowned. He returned to the store shortly.”Ah-ha! You’ve come back for the story, right?” “Nope,” said the man. “You have any lawyer sewing patterns?”